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EXPLORE THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHILES AND HOT CUISINE

CHILE PEPPERS CALENDAR IS NOW RETIRED

For 25 years, it was a great run and a piquant labor of love. I hope you had the pleasure of cooking the delicious recipes offered for your enjoyment.

THE MISSION : Sharing information for chile sources and cultivation, visual dlights, recipes for chile lovers.

Visit the "CHILE SOURCES" page in "HOT LINKS". Peppahead is here to help you source the Regional Chile Powders once sold here, with the exception of my rubs and special blends–no longer available. The "Hot Links" section will steer you to a wide range of resources for chile peppers, cultivation and ethnic/gourmet foods. The "Chile Art" Section including galleries of some Chile Photos, Hot Sauce Label designs and Chile Peppers cover art from 25 years. Any interest in these items can emailed to: peppahead@icloud.comPlease use the "CONTACT" page for your questions and comments. Warmest Regards Larry Noggle AKA Peppahead

One of my favorite photos; a rare and beautiful chile plant. Wild Species CGN 22794 (C. praetermissum) from the Chile Patch

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LET’S GET IT STRAIGHT ABOUT "CHILES"

I see so many recipes in books, articles and online, referring to the ingredient “chili powder”. With many recipes this can cause a lot of confusion. If you added “chili powder” from the grocery spice shelf to an Asian or Indian recipe, you could destroy what might have been a delicious meal.• The term “chile” (New World Spanish) refers to the plant or the fruit from the plant and its product, such as “chile powder” or “chile flakes”.• The sauce made of chiles – is "chile sauce", "chile colorado", "chile verde", "chile rojo" etc.• In the US, the the term “chili”, generally refers to a culinary dish consisting of meat and/or beans, onions, tomatoes and seasoned with “chili powder”, which is a basic blend of chiles, paprika, cumin, oregano and salt. So be a smart buyer while chili or chile shopping.Here and outside of the South and North Americas, it appears that anything goes: (chilie, chilli, chillie........). Whatever works for them. Since "chiles" originated in the New World, I prefer to default with CHILE.